Fourth Annual
Arkansas Association for Play Therapy Conference

Dr. Risë VanFleet

"From Tried and True to Bold and New: Maximizing Play Therapy Outcomes with an Integrated Systemic Approach"

Gilbreath Conference Center
Baptist Health Center
Little Rock, AR

February 26 and 27, 2010

Play therapy cases can often be complex and challenging even for experienced play therapists. No matter whether children and adolscents are struggling with ADHD, anxiety, attachment problems, divorce issues, school-related problems, medical illness, oppositional behaviors or trauma, the difficulties always extend beyond the child to family, school, and community. The core of many problems is embedded within the family and larger systems. Decision-making in play therapy can be complicated by multiple needs and interests. Play therapy offers many choices: non-directive? Cognitive-behavioral? Sand tray? Filial therapy? Family play therapy? Group? others?

In this presentation, Dr. Risë VanFleet will cover the integrative use of well established play therapy approaches with innovative, cutting-edge play therapy methods currently being developed and reasearches, such as canine-assisted play therapy, dramatic play therapy, drumming, and others. The emphasis will be on theoretically-grounded and empirically-validated modalities. She will also discuss how play therapy can incorporate other techniques such as behavior analysis, cognitive therapy, parent education, and marital/family therapy. This presentation covers a wide range of old and new play therapy interventions, how to decide what types of play therapy to use and when, and offers a guide for developing effective, comprehensive treatment plans for even the most challenging cases. The presentation will use lecture, case studies, DVD clips, and small group activities to illustrate.

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